The FDA and drug companies: Must read

Yep...that pretty much says it all....where are all the bodies from death by vitamins?  There are none.

Maybe some of  you should read the triple negative thread sometime..just saying

I'm sorry..but maybe I'm not...I know everything is important and things need to be discussed but I have 3 VERY GOOD friends possibly dying over on the TN thread..and sometimes I just can't handle the big pharma things when this is going on...

Just venting I guess..I should just shut up..

Whoa, Titan, I just checked it out.  I'm so sad about M!  She is so nice and gave me advice about my surgery last year.  Fucking cancer.  Listen, there is a great thread on Alt Choices for Stage IV that they might want to check out.  I'm not saying to skip out on conv treatments if that is what they want to do, but supplementing with Alt treatments might help. I know a woman who got almost 10 years  out of HT, but we really felt that she got such good time because she was doing CAM treatments, too. 

Well, If the fda gets involved in regulating our suppliments or making them illegal it will force many people to turn to the black market where there is no regulating. Ephedra is still available but not in the purer form. So now who knows WTF is in the pill. It is putting people who do resort to the black market in more danger. And why do we have to risk prosecution for smoking marijuana, something that has many benifits for cancer patients going through chemo. Instead we are given other pharma drugs to further pollute our systems. I'm tired and I no longer trust big pharma and their side kick.

Really I never did. But when you are sick, you could be forced into supporting them.

I'm just appalled that the previous VP of Monsanto is now in charge of the FDA.  That's insane.

sweetbean:  That spells Conflict of Interest in big red letters!!  As long as this continues, there will be no thought for the patient's best interests in medicine.  Life Extension is on a quest to get reform in these areas, but it will take a huge push, and isn't likely to happen any time soon.  I don't know how anyone can read this stuff and still feel good about our medical community and food supply:(

cp418:  I am taking tamoxifen after foregoing both chemo (not needed) and rads (recommended) so like the good doctor said...only time will tell if it is going to help me.  I am post menopausal so I had the choice of doing tamox or al's which supposed to be more powerful.  I chose tamox because the SE's seem to be less horrific of the two, and I don't wish to have bone loss at my ripe age of 71!

 I know there are other more natural treatments that might have the same benefit, but this was a compromise on my part with my doctors who were freaking out that I wasn't going to do anything but alternative.  They seemed to have a genuine concern.  Unknown to them, I have started on 1/2 the dose recommended and will work up as my body adjusts.  So far, no problems, but I've only been on it for two weeks.  It's a pill and the SE's can reverse if I deem it intolerable.  Not the case with radiation.

Very disturbing article. We are f--ked. The food we eat is to sustain life. We really have very little choice. Buy organic, but the seeds most likely come from GM fruit and veg. When was the last time you ate a watermelon with seeds? YOU CANNOT FIND THEM!

Our pollinating bee's are disappearing.??????WHY?

Our meat supply is so tainted that we cannot call it food. The offspring is coming from hormone laden cows. It's just a vicious cycle and I don't think we can escape this new reality. We can eat raw foods that are grown in the  mountains of Peru or where ever, but how long will that be available?

Chemicals and GMF has flooded our food supply and there is no escaping it. Maybe we should start eating the weeds on our lawns, providing we haven't used chemicals to keep our grass green. 

And the FDA is there to protect us. The food we eat is keeping big pharma in business. And the beat goes on.......................

Kaara,

It is easy to say NO to the many Rx drugs that we are perscribed, and in reading many of your posts you are being extremly careful to balance your health with the correct diet. However  we are at the mercy of the availability of the food market. Its not easy to eat the right foods when sooooo many of them are tainted. We do the best we can.

I have 3 health issues, Diabetes, progressing RRMS, and BC. The only pharma drugs I take are for the diabetes, because i don't have the self control to stay carb free. Love that pasta. I quit all meds for the MS simply because I  find them toxic and there is nothing to be done about it because the med community has no clue as to what, where and how of the diseasse. BC....I have submitted to the Rad tx.The suggested AI are out of the question. We have a choice. 

When it comes to our food supply, well it is what it is. We can go vegan, gluten free, organtic and hope that our choices are not adultrated by the chemical ind or the FDA. Our choices are limited!

Do you guys have Hutterite/Quaker/Mennonite farms in your area? Where I am, at least, all of their food is organic. Their chickens are skinny, their watermelons have seeds, and their beef is a completely different color. Their produce isn't "pretty". It's not any more expensive than in the grocery stores (sometimes cheaper).

ETA: I asked one time why their chickens are so cheap and they told me they don't have to pay for antibiotics and hormones so their overhead was lower.

chef:  We do follow Montel Williams...saw his episode on Dr.Oz, but as you say, not much information except the morning smoothie which I've made several times.  We have a Vita Mix blender..it's the best for making smoothies and healthy soups.  Since getting that I hardly use my juicer.